Read-alikes and related books

Books like Hidden Figures

Looking for read-alikes for Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly? These 24 titles overlap in Math, Multicultural, Multicultural Stories, and Biographies and overall literary texture.

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Top related books to Hidden Figures

Curated picks selected for thematic resonance, narrative overlap, and author diversity.

Hispanic Star: Pedro Pascal

Claudia Romo Edelman

Themes: Multicultural • Multicultural Stories • Biographies

A Puerto Rican Childhood

Melissa H. Mwai

Themes: Multicultural • Multicultural Stories • Biographies

Stamped (for Kids) Racism, Antiracism, and You

Sonja Cherry-Paul

Themes: Multicultural • Multicultural Stories • Biographies

WISEUP Adventure Series: Chris & Key Go Vote!

Christian Wise Smith

Themes: Multicultural • Multicultural Stories • Biographies

Nüwa and the Broken Sky Bilingual Chinese Mythology Stories for Kids in English, Chinese, and Pinyin

CHARLOTTE. CHANG

Themes: Multicultural • Multicultural Stories • Biographies

Wanda oye las estrellas (Spanish Edition) Una astrónoma ciega escucha al universo

Amy S. Hansen

Themes: Multicultural • Multicultural Stories • Biographies

Diversidade Para Mim — Marisa J Taylor

MARISA J. TAYLOR

Themes: Multicultural • Multicultural Stories • Biographies

Who Was Wilma Mankiller?

Andrea Page

Themes: Multicultural • Multicultural Stories • Biographies

Yvonne Clark and Her Engineering Spark

Allen R. Wells

Themes: Multicultural • Multicultural Stories • Biographies

#10

The Place Where I Belong / El Lugar Al Que Pertenezco A Bilingual Children’s Book about Hope, Resilience and Belonging (Spanish Edition)

Candice Klopfenstein

Themes: Multicultural • Multicultural Stories • Biographies

#11

The Prince of Stars Ulugh Beg’s Quest to Map the Stars and Seasons

M. O. Yuksel

Themes: Math • Biographies • Geography & Cultures

#12

Mr. Ferris and His Wheel

Kathryn Gibbs Davis

Themes: Multicultural Stories • Biographies • Geography & Cultures

#13

What Will I Be from a to Z

Laura Carter

Themes: Multicultural Stories • Biographies • Geography & Cultures

#14

Legends of Hip-Hop: Kid ‘n Play A Rhyme Time Biography

Pen Ken

Themes: Multicultural • Multicultural Stories • Biographies

#15

La verdadera historia de Angel Island (The Real History of Angel Island)

Carol Kim

Themes: Multicultural • Multicultural Stories • Biographies

#16

To the Top of the World: Barbara Hillary, the First Black Woman to Reach the North and South Poles

Deborah Blumenthal

Themes: Multicultural • Multicultural Stories • Biographies

#17

La historia del Día de los Muertos / The Dia de Los Muertos Story Una celebración de los lazos familiares eternos / Celebrating the Never-Ending Bonds of Family

Andrea Jáuregui De La Torre

Themes: Multicultural • Multicultural Stories • Biographies

#18

Beyoncé: A Who HQ Illustrated Biography

Tyiana Combs

Themes: Multicultural • Multicultural Stories • Biographies

#19

A Banquet for Cecilia How Cecilia Chiang Revolutionized Chinese Food in America

Julie Leung

Themes: Multicultural • Multicultural Stories • Biographies

#20

Black Child, Hold Your Head High Empowering Book for Black Children that Celebrates a Rich Culture and History

Jasmine Walker

Themes: Multicultural • Multicultural Stories • Biographies

#21

Serena Williams: A Little Golden Book Biography

Bria Alston

Themes: Multicultural • Multicultural Stories • Biographies

#22

¿Quién es Lin-Manuel Miranda? (Who Is Lin-Manuel Miranda? Spanish Edition)

Elijah Rey-David Matos

Themes: Multicultural • Multicultural Stories • Biographies

#23

Your Crown Shines For Ketanji Brown Jackson and You

Jessica Care Moore

Themes: Multicultural • Multicultural Stories • Biographies

#24

Queer Latine Heroes 25 Changemakers from Latin America and the U. S. from History and Today

Sofía Aguilar

Themes: Multicultural • Multicultural Stories • Biographies

This list brings together 24 books that share meaningful common ground with Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly. Connected by Math, Multicultural, Multicultural Stories. Authors featured include Claudia Romo Edelman, Melissa H. Mwai, Sonja Cherry-Paul, Christian Wise Smith, and others. Each pick was selected for thematic and literary overlap — not just genre similarity.